Have you ever considered farming fish in your backyard? If not, this article might change your mind. As homesteaders, our goal is to be as self-sufficient as possible. Unlike poultry and ...
10 Steps to Wintering Bees to Keep Them Alive (Even If You’re in the Northern Climates)
Are you a beekeeper that loses their hive every (or almost every) winter? Do you know that learning how properly winterng your bees could potentially save your hive each year? Well, if not, then you ...
How We Built an Easy DIY Solar Wax Melter for Free with a Cooler Box
My husband and I met an amazing family a few years back. Even though all of the kids are grown and now have kids of their own, this family still lives on a huge amount of acreage together. Plus, each ...
13 Legitimate Reasons to Start Raising Quail in Your (Urban) Homestead
Are you thinking of raising chickens, ducks, guineas, or other poultry, but worried that you don't have enough space or you might disturb your neigbors? Well, think again. It is now time to open your ...
How to Make Creamy and Healthy Goat Milk Soap (With or Without Lye)
You can use goat milk for many things; making cheesecakes, candies, fudge, ice cream. But have you ever considered making a rich, creamy soap out of it? Well, if not, this is your lucky ...
10 Important Things to Consider When Building a Duck Coop
It was a few years ago, in the middle of winter, when I decided I wanted to bring home my first set of ducks. And let me tell you, I knew nothing about ducks. A friend of mine went and picked up a ...
13 Common Chicken Diseases Every Chicken Keeper Should Know About (and How to Treat Them)
Do you consider yourself a chicken person? Well, I was not when my husband decided we should begin raising them. You can imagine how I felt when he told me he was going to get our first ...
16 Reasons Beekeeping is Awesome (and Why You Should Do it Too!)
Have you ever heard the term ‘busy as a bee?’ Most people have. However, have you ever considered getting an up close look at how busy bees actually are? Well, if you haven’t, you should. ...
How to Split Your Beehive With a New Queen and Prevent Swarming
Did you know that honeybees pollinate around 80% of all fruits, vegetables, and other seed crops in the US? Or that they are the only insect that makes food for human consumption? Amazing, isn’t ...